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The Day 1 of the ongoing first Test between England and New Zealand saw a bowlers’ domination as 17 wickets fell after the three sessions of play at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground.
Veteran seamer James Anderson and debutant Matthew Potts enjoyed a superb outing, with both picking four wickets each, helping the hosts to pack New Zealand’s first innings at 132 in 40 overs. Anderson bagged a 4-fer for 66 in 16 overs, while Potts took four scalps for 13 in 9.2 overs. Collin de Grandhomme (42) and Tim Southee (26) played some handy knocks to help the visitors cross the 100-run mark.
In response, England had a steady start with openers Alex Lees (25) and Zak Crawley (43), adding 59 runs as the Ben Stokes-led side looked set to notch up a big total. However, as soon as England lost Crawley in the 14th over, the Black Caps pacers did precisely what English bowlers executed. The likes of Kyle Jamieson (2/20), Southee (2/40), and Trent Boult (2/15) all picked up a couple of wickets each as the tourists restricted England to 116/7 at Stumps.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
https://twitter.com/sparknzsport/status/1532458718499340288
Nothing quite like Test cricket 👍
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/doddaganesha/status/1532414636687249409
When 17 wkts fall in a day at Lord's, talk is about skills of the bowlers.
When 17 wkts fall in a day at Ahmedabad, talk is about conditions. #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/2sl4n26Cn3
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 3, 2022
A round of applause for 23 seconds at the end of the 23rd over at Lord’s to remember Warnie. ♥️♥️ #ENGvNZ
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) June 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/ralph_brooker/status/1532418564153565184
17 wickets 250 runs in One day of Test cricket!
The pitch must be very awful it needs to be rated badly! Oh wait it's England and not any subcontinent pitch, That's fine I guess #ENGvNZ #LordsPitch— Vismay Phanse (@vismayphanse) June 2, 2022
17 wickets 250 runs in One day of Test cricket!
The pitch must be very awful it needs to be rated badly! Oh wait it's England and not any subcontinent pitch, That's fine I guess #ENGvNZ #LordsPitch— Vismay Phanse (@vismayphanse) June 2, 2022
17 wickets 250 runs in One day of Test cricket!
The pitch must be very awful it needs to be rated badly! Oh wait it's England and not any subcontinent pitch, That's fine I guess #ENGvNZ #LordsPitch— Vismay Phanse (@vismayphanse) June 2, 2022
'James Anderson since 35' would be 23rd in England's all-time wicket-takers list.
He has 161 wickets at 21.59 since his 35th birthday.#ENGvNZ
— Yas Rana (@Yas_Wisden) June 2, 2022
James Anderson has been playing Test cricket for 27% of the Queen's reign. #ENGvNZ
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale) June 2, 2022
